Zhu Qing, How Are You Small? Much Bigger Than Her

Dai Mubai rubbed the top of her head. Then, he took out another piece of Millennium Whale Rubber.

Zhu Zhuqing recognized it at a glance. As a member of the noble Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire, she naturally knew that Whale Rubber was an aphrodisiac.

Remembering their earlier madness, her pretty face flushed crimson again. She shot him an embarrassed, annoyed glare. "Y-You... why are you taking that out again...?"

"What are you thinking?" Dai Mubai laughed. "Your little head is full of improper thoughts. I discovered that besides its use in that regard, this stuff can greatly strengthen a Soul Master's physique and thereby increase the absorption limit of Soul Rings. Come, I'll teach you how to take it properly."

Only then did Zhu Zhuqing realize she had misunderstood. She was instantly both embarrassed and annoyed. "Y-You should have said so earlier..."

Another two hours passed, and dawn was approaching by the time they emerged from the Rose Hotel, fully dressed.

Dai Mubai held Zhu Zhuqing's hand as they walked toward Shrek Academy.

"Zhu Qing, while I'm away these next few days, take a piece of Whale Rubber every day using the method I just taught you. Once the effects become negligible, you can stop. Given your physique, I estimate that your third Soul Ring's absorption limit can exceed three thousand years."

Dai Mubai spoke with a serious tone as he instructed her.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded gently, her fingers unconsciously tightening around Dai Mubai's hand. "Mm, I understand. How long will you be gone on this training trip?"

Feeling her reluctance to part, Dai Mubai tightened his grip on her hand. "Two or three months. Not too long. Don't worry, I'll definitely return safely."

Zhu Zhuqing gave a soft "Mm" and asked no more. She knew that whatever Dai Mubai intended to do, he must have his reasons. All she needed to do was support him.

Shrek Academy, beneath the girls' dormitory building.

At dawn, everyone was still asleep.

"We're here," Dai Mubai said softly.

Zhu Zhuqing said nothing. She merely rose onto her tiptoes and gave him a gentle kiss.

"I'll wait for you to come back," she whispered. Then she turned and hurried into the dormitory building.

A gentle smile rose on Dai Mubai's lips.

After returning to his room and briefly packing his belongings, the sky was already bright.

Just as Dai Mubai reached the bottom of the dormitory building, a graceful pale-blue figure blocked his path.

It was Ning Rongrong.

With her hands on her hips and chin raised, she stared straight at Dai Mubai with her beautiful eyes. Her little mouth was pursed high, and her whole face proclaimed, "I'm very angry."

"Dai Mubai!" Ning Rongrong shouted indignantly.

Seeing her spoiled yet adorable appearance, Dai Mubai could not help but laugh. "Oh? Who made you unhappy?"

"Who else could it be?" Ning Rongrong demanded. "Tell me! Where did you take Zhu Qing yesterday? Neither of you came back all night!"

Dai Mubai raised his brows. Without concealing anything, he replied frankly, "Suotuo City. The Rose Hotel."

"The Rose Hotel?! W-What... what did you go to the Rose Hotel for?" Ning Rongrong asked, still unwilling to give up.

Seeing her like this, Dai Mubai found it amusing. He deliberately leaned close to her ear and lowered his voice suggestively. "What else could one do at the Rose Hotel?"

Ning Rongrong looked as though she had been struck by lightning, freezing in place.

Dai Mubai had taken Zhu Zhuqing there, and they had not returned all night. Anyone could guess what had happened.

"Y-You..." Ning Rongrong's eyes reddened, her voice filled with grievance and anger. "Zhu Zhuqing is still so young, yet you've gone and ruined her! H-How could you do that!"

But upon hearing this, Dai Mubai deliberately swept his gaze over her body before finally stopping at her chest. A wicked smile curled at his lips as he drawled, "How is Zhu Qing small? I think... she's much 'bigger' than you."

Ning Rongrong froze.

At first, she did not understand. But when she followed his gaze downward, she instantly realized what he meant by "bigger."

"Dai Mubai! Y-You shameless pervert!"

Ning Rongrong's face instantly reddened from her neck to the tips of her ears. Furious and embarrassed, she raised her delicate fist and punched at his chest.

Dai Mubai did not dodge, allowing her weak blows to land on him.

"Alright, alright." Dai Mubai grabbed her wrist, his voice turning gentle. "Stop fooling around. I'll be away training this time for at least two months, maybe three. While I'm gone, you need to cultivate properly. No slacking off, understand?"

Ning Rongrong struggled twice but could not break free, so she turned her face away. "You're leaving already, so why do you still care whether I cultivate... Anyway, your heart only has room for your Zhu Qing..."

"Who said that?" Dai Mubai moved a little closer and coaxed her, "When I come back, I'll bring you a gift."

"A gift? What gift? Tell me first!" Ning Rongrong immediately turned back around, changing expressions in an instant. The grievance in her eyes was replaced by anticipation. She truly was a born actress.

Dai Mubai gave a mysterious smile. "It wouldn't be a surprise if I told you. But there's a condition: you have to cultivate diligently. If I come back and find that your Soul Power hasn't improved, or that you've been slacking off... then there'll be no gift."

Ning Rongrong huffed. "Who's been slacking off? I've been working very hard lately! You have to keep your word!"

"Of course. It's a deal." Dai Mubai released her hand and nodded with a smile.

Ning Rongrong lowered her head and said shyly, "Then... then come back early."

"Alright! Wait for me!" Dai Mubai smiled, waved, and strode away.

After giving Ma Hongjun and Oscar some instructions, Dai Mubai left Shrek Academy.

He headed straight to the post station west of Suotuo City, bought a fine horse, and galloped toward Heaven Dou City.

Suotuo City was roughly two thousand kilometers from Heaven Dou City.

Dai Mubai was in no great hurry. He traveled by day and rested in towns along the way at night.

Fifteen days later, a vast primeval forest finally appeared before him. This was Sunset Forest.

Dai Mubai did not linger. He plunged straight into Sunset Forest and headed directly toward its core region.

Dai Mubai searched the core region of Sunset Forest for ten days.

Relying on the flying ability granted by the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, he avoided one powerful soul beast after another, never clashing with them head-on.

One morning, Dai Mubai arrived at a very strange place and caught a trace of an unusual scent.

It was an exceedingly strange aura, carrying a nauseatingly sweet, fishy smell.

Dai Mubai's heart tightened. He climbed to the crown of a towering tree and looked into the distance.

More than ten kilometers away, he saw a blackish-green poisonous miasma that completely enveloped an area several kilometers wide. Unless one flew in from above the miasma, ordinary Soul Masters would have no way of passing through it.

"The Icefire Yin Yang Well! This must be the Icefire Yin Yang Well!"

Dai Mubai was instantly overjoyed.

"I finally found it!"

But Dai Mubai only remained at a distance and did not approach any closer. He was not sure whether Dugu Bo was at the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

Dai Mubai had long abandoned the idea of obtaining Immortal Herbs by treating Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo was temperamental and also a guest of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family. They were naturally on opposing sides, making it highly unrealistic to approach him.

Most importantly, Dai Mubai did not know how to detoxify poison.

Dai Mubai merely glanced at it from afar, silently memorized the location of the area, then turned without hesitation and quietly retreated toward Heaven Dou City.

With his current strength, if he encountered Dugu Bo, he would not have the slightest chance of survival. For Dugu Bo to kill him would truly be no different from crushing an ant.

A wise man did not stand beneath a crumbling wall.